Re: Burning DVD retail movies

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In news:uuQ7P6wQFHA.3704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Charles <microsoft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Before you get off assuming the worst, you should know that I only
> intend on making backup copies of the movies I buy.

You're able to back up certain movies on certain disks. If the DVD is in
format DVD-9 you'll need the 8.5 GB disc. If the format is DVD-5 then you'll
need the 4.7 GB disc... It's not illegal to backup your own movies. However,
due to the DMCA you might not be able to legally backup your own movies if
they've been protected with CSS. It seems that software made for decryption
of CSS is illegal regardless of your intentions with it. As the 8.5 GB DVDs
are much more expensive I suggest keeping a stack of both around so that you
can backup your content that way you will only use the amount of storage
space you need.

By the way. If, in your travels, you come across decent priced double sided
8.5 GB (17 GB really) DVDs then ping me or hit the reply to button and send
me the URL. I can't seem to find any at a decent price. (In particular a
spool of 100 should do.)

Galen
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Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.


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